Kizad

Coordinates: 24°43′N 54°51′E / 24.717°N 54.850°E / 24.717; 54.850

Kizad or the Khalifa Industrial Zone (Arabic: مدينة خليفة الصناعية‎‎) was unveiled in November 2010 by Abu Dhabi Ports in Abu Dhabi and officially opened in September 2012.

As part of its efforts to achieve economic diversification by 2030, the Abu Dhabi Government drew up plans to launch a multibillion-dollar industrial park and ports operation on a greenfield site in Taweelah (adjacent to the newly built Khalifa Port) which would become the emirate's first industrial free zone offering 100 per cent foreign ownership. By 2030, Kizad is expected to contribute up to 15% of the emirate's non-oil GDP.

Besides its proximity to the state-of-the-art Khalifa Port, the industrial zone is located almost equidistant between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with extended frontage along the E11 Highway connecting the two cities. An additional arterial roadway is planned, linking Kizad to Al Ain, the UAE’s largest inland city. In addition, these roads link the zone to three major international airports - Abu Dhabi International Airport (35 km), Al Maktoum International Airport (52 km), and Dubai International Airport (85 km).

Kizad’s strategic location linking east and the west, and its intermodal infrastructure linking sea, air, roads and rail, gives investors easy and efficient access to over 4.5 billion consumers within four time zones.